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You Meant It. So Why Didn’t You Do It?
The Goal Truth Mental Models #3: The Intention-Behavior Gap
You have probably experienced this before.
You make a decision with complete sincerity. Maybe it happens on a quiet Sunday evening when you are reflecting on the changes you want to make in your life. You decide that tomorrow will be different. You will finally start studying for the qualification you’ve been postponing. You will take the first steps toward launching the business idea you’ve been thinking about for months. You will begin exercising consistently, have the conversation you’ve been avoiding, or finally take action on the goal that keeps returning to your mind.
In that moment, your intention feels real.
You are not pretending. You are not making an empty promise to yourself. You genuinely want to follow through.
Then tomorrow arrives.
The energy you had the night before seems to have disappeared. Other responsibilities demand your attention. The task feels heavier than you expected. The urgency fades, and somehow another day passes without the action you were so certain you would take.
By the end of the day, the question appears:
